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David Heyman, STUDIOCANAL partner on PADDINGTON

May 16th 2012 04:37

Harry Potter producer, David Heyman and STUDIOCANAL will bring for the first time to the big screen the iconic and beloved Paddington bear.

The film will be a CGI live action adaptation of Michael Bond’s best selling books, and designed as a modern take on Paddington, targeted at a wide family audience.
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The 2012 SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL

May 14th 2012 04:23

The 2012 Spanish Film Festival, presented by Estrella Damm, returns to Australia in July, warming your winter with its 15th birthday celebrations!

For its 15th year, the festival will once again travel to Palace Cinemas in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, screening a rich programme of contemporary Spanish language cinema 4 – 25 July.

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Foreign Winners Selected for 2012 Student Academy Awards®

May 12th 2012 04:14

Beverly Hills, CA – Three student films, selected from 51 entries representing 29 countries, have been selected as winners in the Foreign Film category in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. The student filmmakers will be brought to Los Angeles to join U.S.-based Student Academy Award® recipients for a week of industry activities. The festivities will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 9, at 6 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

The 2012 Foreign Film winners are (listed alphabetically by film title):
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Tropfest takes over New York City June 21-23.

May 8th 2012 04:11

HUGH JACKMAN TO HOST TROPFEST NEW YORK

Filmmaker Deadline Extended To May 17; First Prize Is $20,000 Cash
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DARK KNIGHT RISES TRAILER!

May 6th 2012 04:10

Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy.

Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar® winner Christian Bale (“The Fighter”) again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake.
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Sydney Film Festival sneak peak.

April 23rd 2012 11:13

The 59th Sydney Film Festival have announced early highlights in advance of the full program launch on Wednesday, 9 May.

‘Revealing the first confirmed films for this year's Festival really lets us share our excitement,’ said Nashen Moodley in his first year as Festival Director for Sydney Film Festival. ‘This is just a cross-section and a taste of what we have in store, but you'll already see the extraordinary diversity in subject, style and geography that makes a great international film festival memorable and thought-provoking. From the film that everyone was talking about in Sundance to a look inside Woody Allen's head to Some Guy Who Kills People, cinema lovers in Sydney, NSW or around Australia will have many reasons to join us here in June.’
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ASTRA AWARDS 2012.

April 16th 2012 05:28

For those of you who have cable and want to know what the best shows to watch are, the ASTRA Awards, that self promotion exercise that is portrayed as a legitimate awards show is on next Saturday.

Not really an awards show, but a showcase of what has been on over the last 12 months with local FOXTEL identities fighting it out over what is becoming aridiculous awards season that now stretches for 12 months with mediocre efforts vying for trophies that are probably only useful for gardening on a Saturday afternoon.
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BBC and Planet Earth Day

April 14th 2012 05:20

If you are in New York and near Manhattan next week head over to ROOFOP Films to watch a great film by BBC America.

Click on the image for a larger view or www.rooftopfilms.com
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2012 AUDI FESTIVAL OF GERMAN FILMS.

April 9th 2012 01:44

The many facets of contemporary German cinema will be represented by three Directors who will be guests of the 11th annual Audi Festival of German Films.

LEANDER HAUßMANN
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SFS Open Day April 28

April 6th 2012 01:36

Sydney Film School (SFS) invites you to its Open Day taking place at 2pm on Saturday 28th April. Meet the SFS teachers, students and graduates, ask questions and find out more about the course structure, application process, timetables, school's philosophy and daily life.

Attendees will also have the chance to see a sample of recent short dramas and documentaries produced by SFS students and listen to a panel of teachers, graduates and current students discussing the Sydney Film School’s practical, hands-on training, both in 16mm and digital film.
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